| Critical notice--defending life: a moral and legal case against abortion choice by Francis J Beckwith. | |
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PMID: 18974412 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Francis Beckwith's Defending life: a moral and legal case against abortion choice defends the pro-life position on moral, legal and political grounds. In this critical notice I consider three key issues and argue that Beckwith's treatment of each of them is unpersuasive. The issues are: (1) whether abortion is politically justified by the principle that we should err on the side of liberty in the face of reasonable disagreement over the moral status of the fetus; (2) whether the fetus's natural capacity or genetic propensity to develop rationality and communication is sufficient to give it a moral right to life; and (3) whether abortion is morally justified on the basis of bodily rights. I also show that Beckwith's book fails to consider several important issues and arguments. |
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Authors:
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D Stretton |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of medical ethics Volume: 34 ISSN: 1473-4257 ISO Abbreviation: J Med Ethics Publication Date: 2008 Nov |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2008-10-31 Completed Date: 2009-02-13 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 7513619 Medline TA: J Med Ethics Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 793-7 Citation Subset: E; IM |
Affiliation:
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dean_stretton@hotmail.com |
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Abortion, Induced
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ethics*,
psychology Choice Behavior* Female Humans Moral Obligations* Personhood* Pregnancy Value of Life |
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